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>> elise, the timing to some is suspect. i mean, hillary clinton throws herself under the bus for the obama administration on the eve of this big presidential debate. what did she have to say about that? >> reporter: well, i mean, in fact, it was the white house, i wouldcy, this kind of threw the state department under the bus over the past week. vice president biden during the debate said we didn't know about those security requests and the white house started calling around to reporters and saying listen, that's the state departme department's function. at the end of the day, yes, it is the state department security professionals that are in charge of, you know, finding out what adequate resources are needed for various posts. you know, the vice president or president are not brief ed on every little post. but, you know, benghazi was a high-threat post. there was a growing threat of extremism and groups that are related to al qaeda. there is activity in libya. republicans are saying, yes, you know, senator mccain and senat
>> elise, the timing to some is suspect. i mean, hillary clinton throws herself under the bus for the obama administration on the eve of this big presidential debate. what did she have to say about that? >> reporter: well, i mean, in fact, it was the white house, i wouldcy, this kind of threw the state department under the bus over the past week. vice president biden during the debate said we didn't know about those security requests and the white house started calling around to...
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elise labott from washington, thanks so much. don't forget, cnn's live coverage of the debate begins tonight. it's live in boca raton, florida. it's the third and final, so even if you like sports, this is your last chance, folks. it starts at 7:00 eastern right here on cnn. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. >>> this question actually comes from a brain trust of my friends at global telecom supply, and it's -- this is really a pretty good question. lib libya. >> look closely you can see that's tom hanks on "saturday night live." he was spoofing kerry latka the long island man who asked the question heard around the world. it was a serious question, who was it who actually declined the additional security at our mission in libya before the attack that actually killed our ambassador and three other american diplomats. that was a question that spawned deep debate on the floor and on the news and it lasted at least a w
elise labott from washington, thanks so much. don't forget, cnn's live coverage of the debate begins tonight. it's live in boca raton, florida. it's the third and final, so even if you like sports, this is your last chance, folks. it starts at 7:00 eastern right here on cnn. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. >>> this question actually comes from a brain trust of...
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elise, good morning. how much of a bombshell is this, what secretary clinton has now said, the buck stops with me in a nutshell? >> well, soledad, i think what she's trying to do are a couple of things. i think she's trying to end the political firestorm. i mean, you heard from chris stevens' dad just a few weeks ago -- days ago that ambassador, saying listen his death is being politicized. and you heard, you know, vice president biden kind of distancing himself from the state department, saying we didn't know about those requests for extra security. take a listen to what secretary clinton said when i asked her whether the white house, whether the administration, is throwing her state department under the bus. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats
elise, good morning. how much of a bombshell is this, what secretary clinton has now said, the buck stops with me in a nutshell? >> well, soledad, i think what she's trying to do are a couple of things. i think she's trying to end the political firestorm. i mean, you heard from chris stevens' dad just a few weeks ago -- days ago that ambassador, saying listen his death is being politicized. and you heard, you know, vice president biden kind of distancing himself from the state department,...
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>> you know, elise, i take a very different view of this. i have now for 20 years been very much in the administration decision making, first with my husband then after 9/11 working with president bush now of course on president obama's cabinet. in the wake of an attack like this in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion. and i think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence. everyone who spoke -- >> bad intelligence it seems then. >> well, everyone who spoke tried to give the information that they had. as time has gone on, the information has changed. we've gotten more detail. but that's not surprising. that always happens. and what i want to avoid is some kind of political gotcha or blame game going on because that does a disservice to the thousands and thousands of americans not only in the state department and usaid but in the military who serve around the world. everyone wants to make sure they are as safe as possible but they are doing the job they were sent out to do. >> ambassador stevens' fat
>> you know, elise, i take a very different view of this. i have now for 20 years been very much in the administration decision making, first with my husband then after 9/11 working with president bush now of course on president obama's cabinet. in the wake of an attack like this in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion. and i think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence. everyone who spoke -- >> bad intelligence it seems then. >>...
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. >> cnn's elise labott is live for us now. this was one of several e-mails sent the evening of the attack. you heard the secretary of state talking about this is really like puzzle pieces. and this is just one of the many pieces. what are some of the other pieces? >> that's right, fred. really the first communications that we have seen what happened in real time coming from the embassy and the state department operations room, but a little bit of dig there by secretary clinton saying this was one of a lot of traffic of that night, that was painting a more fuller picture. one of the first e-mails that came, about 4:00 p.m. u.s. time, so it would be 10:00 p.m. in libya when the attacks started, and subject was u.s. mission in benghazi under attack. embassy tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots, explosions had been heard as well, and ambassador stevens who is currently in benghazi and four mission personnel are in the compound safe haven. now, a half hour later, an update that said that the embassy reports the
. >> cnn's elise labott is live for us now. this was one of several e-mails sent the evening of the attack. you heard the secretary of state talking about this is really like puzzle pieces. and this is just one of the many pieces. what are some of the other pieces? >> that's right, fred. really the first communications that we have seen what happened in real time coming from the embassy and the state department operations room, but a little bit of dig there by secretary clinton...
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elise is joining us right now. what are you learning, elise? >> wolf, the committee on oversight on government reform released about 100 documents -- over 100 documents. one of the things you get, wolf, is really the heightened concern about the unraveling security situation in benghazi in the months leading up to the attacks. one cable from june 25th, about two weeks after the consulate was already attacked by an ied, look at the pictures of the aftermath, wolf. you can see the damage to the outside of the main building, which was really extensive. i was told by extra security personnel brought in to guard the building until it was fixed. and the cable said that the libyans believed this attack and others against westerners were the work of extremists opposed to western influence in libya. serious concerns, wolf, about this libyans' ability to protect the americans. a cable from august 8th, a month before the attack said even the head of the libyan supreme security council admitted his own men had not coalessed into an effective stable securit
elise is joining us right now. what are you learning, elise? >> wolf, the committee on oversight on government reform released about 100 documents -- over 100 documents. one of the things you get, wolf, is really the heightened concern about the unraveling security situation in benghazi in the months leading up to the attacks. one cable from june 25th, about two weeks after the consulate was already attacked by an ied, look at the pictures of the aftermath, wolf. you can see the damage to...
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cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott live in washington for us this morning. got lots of questions for you. so first off, what are the vulnerabilities of both men given the focus on foreign policy tonight? and what does each of these men need to accomplish? >> well, zoraida, i think for president obama, he has some very good successes to deal with. he can deal with the killing of osama bin laden. this pivot to asia, which i think has had some very good successes in terms of the u.s. being very -- the u.s. being very strong in asia, and kind of countering china. but i think that some of the vulnerabilities that president obama has and certainly mitt romney will be able to pounce on these tonight, are what's going on in the middle east. you have the crisis in syria going on right now. thousands of people, over 30,000 people being killed. u.s. not really having a big plan for dealing with that. and also, certainly, the attack in libya, on the u.s. consulate in libya. there are questions remaining about how the u.s. dealt with intelligence and security leading up
cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott live in washington for us this morning. got lots of questions for you. so first off, what are the vulnerabilities of both men given the focus on foreign policy tonight? and what does each of these men need to accomplish? >> well, zoraida, i think for president obama, he has some very good successes to deal with. he can deal with the killing of osama bin laden. this pivot to asia, which i think has had some very good successes in terms of the u.s....
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>> you know, elise, i take a very different view of this. i have now for 20 years, been very much in the administration decision making first with my husband then after 9/11, working with president bush, now of course in president obama's cabinet. in the wake of an attack like this, in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion and i think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence, everyone who spoke -- >> bad intelligence? >> everyone who spoke tried to give the information that they had. as time as gone on, the information has changed, we have gotten more detail. but that's not surprising. that always happens and what i want to avoid is some kind of political gotcha or blame game going on. because that does a disservice to the thousands and thousands of americans not just in the state department but also in the military who serve around the world. everyone wants to make sure they are as safe as possible. but they are doing the job they were sent out to do. >> ambassador stevens father this week said his
>> you know, elise, i take a very different view of this. i have now for 20 years, been very much in the administration decision making first with my husband then after 9/11, working with president bush, now of course in president obama's cabinet. in the wake of an attack like this, in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion and i think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence, everyone who spoke -- >> bad intelligence? >> everyone who...